Welcome to the OPERATION Team Website

The
Ohio Pennsylvania Emergency Radio Amateur Tactical Information
Operation Network Team which was created in 2003, is an all
volunteer service that is dedicated to Northeast Ohio and
Northwest Pennsylvania for Emergency and Disaster Communications
Response, Public Service and Education.

Our Mission:

To provide mission critical radio communications when all
other systems fail.
To provide radio communications to public events for the
betterment of the communities in which we live in.
To provide education in the field of electronics through Amateur
Radio to continue the cycle of innovation through our youth.

Who we are:

We are an all volunteer team, comprised of
Amateur Radio operators that specialize in Emergency and
Disaster Communications. Our members have a wide variety of
backgrounds from Fire Fighters to Communications Technicians to
EMT's. We pride ourselves by providing effective communications
when everything else fails.

What is Amateur Radio?

It is both a hobby and a service - better known as ham radio.
Unlike most hobbies, however, operators are licensed by their
national government (in the U.S., by the Federal Communications
Commission) and provide a number of services to their nation.
Because It is a true service its formal name is the Amateur
Radio Service. It is a non-profit hobby in which ham operators
communicate with other hams in all parts of the world and out of
this world! They donate their time for emergency communications,
local events. Communications is accomplished via means of what
is called modes of transmitting and receiving. Once licensed,
ham operators are able to use a wide variety of communications
technologies. With an appropriate ham license, you can use high
technology radios for personal communications between friends
and family. You can provide assistance to your community during
emergencies. Amateur radio operators have pioneered the various
types of communications over the years by their designs and
experimentations. The amateur radio service is the only place to
build and test your own designs. Hams can use every mode of
communication from Voice to Television to Digital. The
possibilities are endless.

Interested?

Here's the basics of what we are all about.
We are a regional group serving Northeast Ohio and Northwest
Pennsylvania. We have no dues and have no boundaries and
encourage all amateur radio operators to join.
Each member is trained to work within the Incident Command
System and is required to test annually to keep up with the ever
changing world of Emergency Management. We require each member
to have certain FEMA ICS training as well.
We provide Emergency Communications assistance to local and
county government agencies in times of emergencies or disasters.
We also provide assistance to local amateur groups
We support Ashtabula County SKYWARN. We help coordinate SKYWARN
training and activities.
We provide Public Service Communications to all types of
agencies and groups. Some of these events but are not limited to
Parades, Races, Bike Runs, Carnivals and Special Events.
We provide Education to prospective new operators in the form of
licensing classes. We also provide technical guidance to help
hams further their knowledge and work towards having a better
understanding of the hobby.
We do operating activities. Including Contests, Field Day and
Special Event stations.
We also schedule Foxhunts for all amateurs. We do not limit this
activity to OPERATION Team members. Check our Events Page for
the Foxhunt Schedule.
And last but not least, we HAVE FUN! This is a fun hobby and
that's why all of us got involved. We're determined to return
FUN to amateur radio! However we need your help, each of us
can't do it alone but we can do it as a TEAM!
If this sounds like something you want to be involved with,
please drop us an email at info@operationteam.org